Chapter 669 The Unyielding City
"I know you are under a lot of pressure now. To be honest, as a friend, I feel very distressed for you." After walking forward, Swift turned to Tang Shuai and said.
"Su has returned to China." Tang Shuai said without looking back.
Swift stopped and looked at Tang Shuai with a worried look in his eyes: "Did you quarrel?"
Tang Shuai shook his head, told the whole story, and finally said, "She has something she wants to do. If I don't let her go, it would be too cruel."
"Actually, even if two people are not together, it's nothing. As long as they have each other, they are the same." Swift said.
Tang Shuai nodded and didn't say anything. He understood the truth, but under the current circumstances, he really seemed a little lonely, and he was particularly used to Su Mei being by his side all the time.
"I think you should divert your attention. Although I don't understand the game very well, I know that you will be out if you lose another game. I think if this matter affects your performance, it will likely become a barrier between the two of you." Swift continued.
Tang Shuai was stunned for a moment, looked at Swift for a while, and suddenly said, "I never thought before, how did you become an emotional expert now?"
"Although I haven't experienced it, you know, I'm in a more environment than you think."
"That's right." Tang Shuai nodded.
"I think you lose, Su should feel distressed," Swift said with a complicated expression.
"Yeah, I understand." Tang Shuai nodded. Although he didn't talk much with Swift, these words made him think suddenly.
Perhaps, he should really focus on the next game.
"It's good that you can think hard. I will definitely go to Los Angeles to support you in the next game." Swift said, waving to the Hummer behind him.
"I will try my best to win the game." Tang Shuai nodded.
Swift sent Tang Shuai to the hotel where the Lakers stayed before leaving.
Just shortly after he returned to the hotel, his phone rang, and it was Su Mei who called him.
"I know the Lakers lost, are you very sad?"
Hearing Su Mei's voice, Tang Shuai suddenly felt relieved.
"No, I'm not sad anymore, when I received your call."
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After getting the match point, Green, who had been silent for two games before, finally started to speak out again. When asked when facing a reporter whether he would eliminate the Lakers in the next game, he said bluntly: "Hey, buddy, that's exactly what we are going to do. We are ready to play in the finals."
Green's words were full of arrogance, but at this time, the media stood on the same point of view as him. After the Warriors made the Death Five Little Little League, the Lakers could no longer help them catch up with the score with Tang Shuai's desperate style. In other words, Tang Shuai's ability is excellent and he will not be rude at critical moments, but the Warriors' strategy is to not give you such a chance.
No matter how strong your personal ability or your key ball ability is, it is a drop in the bucket when the team is more than ten or twenty.
"If there is anything that can help the Lakers win the game, then it's only possible that Don scored 80 or even more points, but the fact is that in the playoffs, this is an impossible thing." Chris Webber said bluntly on the show.
On May 2018, the sixth game between the Lakers and the Warriors was played at the Staples Center, the home court of the Lakers.
If this game is lost, the Lakers' playoff journey this season will end, so the fans present all have solemn expressions on their faces.
However, no matter how serious the solemn it was, there were not a small number of fans present.
And many eye-catching figures came.
Kobe and Johnson appeared in the front row of the stadium together. Not long ago, there was news that Kobe was asking Johnson for business experience. I don’t know if it was because of this that the two people wanted to come to the home court to cheer for the Lakers.
In addition, Nicholson brought his children, one son and one daughter to the scene.
Also, actresses such as Swift, Lawrence, and Gomez also appeared in the stadium.
It can be said that this focus battle attracted the attention of the crowd.
With more than ten minutes left before the start of the game, the players of the two teams walked out of the player channel one after another.
The appearance of the players immediately set off a craze on the scene.
The official has distributed a set of purple and gold sluts to every fan. At this moment, it was accompanied by cheers, and the scene was a sea of purple and gold.
The competition has not started yet, but the current atmosphere has made people feel bloody.
The Lakers made adjustments to the roster in this game. Billups put Gasol back to the starting lineup and Mike Dermott back to the bench, and was preparing to use a rhythm-pressing approach to deal with the Warriors' small lineup.
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As soon as the competition began, the audience on site led to cheer for the home team.
At this point the game was played, not only the players and fans were also unreserved.
Gasol used his height to push the ball back from Durant's hand, and the Lakers got the chance to take the lead in attacking.
Because he had to suppress the rhythm, Tang Shuai did not attack as quickly as before, but instead let his teammates run tactics. When Gasol got better at the low post, he followed him to get the ball in.
Although he lost the game in the last game, Gasol contributed the highest 24 points in the series. It is obvious that Gasol's style of passing and shooting in the interior is very effective when dealing with a small lineup like the Warriors.
Gasol beat Durant and Green immediately came out from the inside to assist in defense.
When Gasol turned around and saw assisting defense, he made a gesture of passing the ball to the inside. Green suffered a lot in this regard and immediately retracted. With this shrinkage, Gasol squeezed Durant away with his body shape, turned around and took a step back.
Although Durant is tall and long, he has no advantage in facing Gasol, who is also tall and long. The closure that takes off later has not been effective.
"Swish!"
Gasol made a steadily two-pointer.
The Lakers won the first two points of the game.
With the Warriors' offense, Curry quickly advanced to the frontcourt, Durant and Thompson ran back around the baseline. He saw the opportunity to pass the ball across the side, and the latter directly started to jump shot.
"Swish!"
It was also two-pointers, but it took only 8 seconds from the beginning to the end of the attack.
The Warriors' goal is to play fast.
With the Lakers' offense, Gasol has taken the position again, and Durant has taken the lead right away.
After seeing this, Tang Shuai called Noel to a pick-and-roll, passed through Green and Curry's double-team, rushed to the inside and attracted Thompson's double-team, and shook his hand and gave the ball to Gasol.
Gasol received the ball, drove it for a while, and directly passed Durant with a big step, and forced himself to turn around and set the basket.
Durant was much worse than Gasol in weight, and Green was pulled to the free throw line and had not yet returned. The interference effect was limited, so Gasol hit again.
Looking back, the Warriors wanted to continue playing fast, but amid the shouts of the home audience, the Lakers players defended the ball in place, and Thompson finally bounced out with a three-pointer against the defensive three-pointer.
After the Lakers grabbed the rebound, they handed it to Tang Shuai. Tang Shuai didn't play fast if he had the chance, and slowly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt to suppress the rhythm.
In addition to the fast attack pace, the opponent's shooting rate is also not high, and then the opponent's shooting rate is made to speed up quickly by making a quick offensive and defensive transition. It is difficult to hit fast by relying solely on one-sided speedup. Now that the Lakers hit continuously, the Warriors' attack is counterproductive.
Both sides played more than half a quarter at this rhythm. Thanks to Gasol's excellent touch, the Lakers played a strong start that they had never seen in the previous games, leading 18-11.
Seeing that the small lineup could not play, Cole replaced Iguodala with Pachuria and returned to the regular lineup.
Billups responded quickly and took the opportunity to replace Gasol with the rest.
After Gasol left the field, the Lakers' offensive center immediately moved to Tang Shuai.
Because the team's offensive centers were all in the inside in the first half of the quarter, Tang Shuai basically did not launch much offense in the first half of the quarter. His physical energy was basically on the defensive end. Compared with the previous few games, he could be said to be full of energy at this time.
And after passing the phone the night before yesterday, he knew that Su Mei must be watching him on the other side of the ocean, and he was fully on fire now.
After shaking away Durant's pull, he used the speed difference to force the layup from Green and Thompson's double-team, forced Curry's turn and leaned back, and a three-pointer from the outside.
In the second half of the first quarter, Tang Shuai was so excited that he used a single consumption pack, igniting the Staples Center Staples again and again with crazy scores.
The scene was shouting Tang Shuai's name over and over again. After Mozgov's tip-up, he even blurted out that he called Tang Shuai's tip-up and scored.
These are all small episodes of the game. In the second half of the quarter, Tang Shuai scored 12 points with a sudden shot from inside and outside, helping the Lakers establish a double-digit lead with a 35-24 lead.
The first quarter was leading rather than falling behind, and it was a double-digit advantage. This has never appeared in the previous matches of the series. At this time, it really surprised experts from all walks of life.
The Lakers will drag the game into the tiebreak!
In the hearts of every live fan, this idea is becoming a reality bit by bit.
Everyone was emotionally excited and looked forward to the moment when the home team finally won the game.
However, just as this idea came out, the situation on the field suddenly changed drastically in a flash.
During the period when Tang Shuai was off the court, Curry began to perform explosively this season at the most dangerous moment of the team.
Chapter completed!